Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 8, 2016.The federal government’s decision to appoint Louise Arbour to lead an independent review of the military’s handling of sexual assault, harassment and other misconduct takes place in the wake of months of criticism of the military’s culture and the way it responds to such cases.
At the same time, stories of sexual trauma in the military have sparked a national dialogue on the prevalence of misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces and what is being done to confront it.Women of the Canadian Armed Forces say there is an inherent problem with the military’s culture and they have shared their experiences, ranging from complaints of verbal harassment to sexual assault and rape, with the House of Commons status of women committee.
Opposition MPs aren't buying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim he didn't know the exact nature of the misconduct allegations against former top military commander Jonathan Vance.She said she had three interviews with military police and two of them were “dreadful,” adding that they felt more like interrogations. During her second interview, Ms. Tulloch said, she left early because she felt like she wasn’t being heard and that they were treating her like a criminal.
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance watches a news conference from the front row of seats Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Ottawa.Ms. Tulloch said military leadership has been “willfully ignorant” that the operation has been viewed as a joke for years. Maj. Brennan said the CFNIS interviewed her twice, for six hours on each occasion, as part of its investigation into Mr. Vance. She said she asked officers whether they had the mandate to investigate and the power to lay charges, but said they would not answer her.
Ms. McIlmoyle said after coming forward, she was embarrassed, saying people put her down and told her it didn’t happen. Ms. McIlmoyle said she wanted change, but it was swept under the rug. Canadian Forces ombudsman Gary Walbourne appears at a Senate veterans affairs committee in Ottawa, on May 4, 2016.The Privy Council Office’s Janine Sherman, who is responsible for senior personnel, testified that she met with Mr. Walbourne and did not receive information from him about the allegation “upon which to take further action.” Mr. Walbourne has repeatedly emphasized that the complainant had come to him in confidence.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Regardless, charges should be laid, every time.
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Don’t worry truedough has his army on the east coast to quell the natives this summer.
Canada... I wouldn’t expect this happen in your beautiful country ...
Really!? Why wasn't this addressed from the results of the first report? Oh I know why!? The present government hasn't done a darn thing to confront and/or resolve all awhile protecting those who were offenders in the top positions!While their members suffer! 😠😡🤬
This is not what a feminist government looks like. This report was already ordered by Harper, completed, & awaits an action plan —while women suffer.